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Bleak House

by Charles Dickens · 1853

Charles Dickens's novel about inheritance, social institutions, and the human cost of an endless legal case.

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Documented citation: Patrick Collison named Bleak House among the clear standouts from the ten important historical novels he read in 2024.

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Patrick Collison · 2024 · accessed 2026-06-20

Collison's essay identifies Bleak House as one of four clear standouts and describes it as a close second.

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